Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-01-20
Published by Request.)
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
The following remarks were made By
the Rev Robert IL Williams at the funer-
al of Arthur c. Tickling, yesterday after
noon: Some one has said:
"a child more than all other gifts
That earth can offer 70 declining man.
brings hope with 1t, and forward looking
thoughts.
Says another Blessed Is the hand
that prepares pleasure for child, for
there Is no saying when and where it may
bloom forth again.
Every parent is learning a great deal
from his little child. Many things that
he puts into that young life, or that others
put In for him, are returned TO him again.
Many parent, contemplating the beauti-
full character Of child, has said to him
self in his quieter moments, who would
not be good man with such child 7
And when such children are taken by
death, what beautiful memories fill the
mind ever after
So regardful have some parents been Of
their little children, removed by death,
that they have preserved every thing that
reminded them of them. A gentleman
who had lost his child by death kept
large box, and on il were written these
words, ITO be removed first in case of
fire" All who saw that box fancied that
it contained valuable papers, or costly
treasure, and at the parents death il was
found that the box contained the play
thiuSs of the child that had been taken
years before.
Who that has stood over the grave of
his child has not remembered the prayers
he offered for that child? The flowers,
brought by loving hands as tokens of
their sympathy, have reminded us that
the life of the dear one had not ceased,
although il was beyond our view. And
the name that child bore here we fancied
that il retained in the world TO which it
had gone.
1t is said of the learned DIR. Adams of
New York city, who lost a child many
years before his own death. Ever after
he was led by the hand of that little
child"
A father whose life was wrapped up in
the life of his child was overwhelmed
with sorrow, as that child passed beyond
the skill of the physician and the care of
the nurse Just before death the child
threw his arms around the neck of the
father, and said, Papa wont you come
to Jesus p AS the child relaxed his hold
death came, but the request of the child
was regarded, and the father emerged
from that sorrow a christian, with good
hope of meeting him again.
Said man to boy who Aas holding
on to string Where is your kite |
don't see ii. Neither do t. said the
boy, but feel 1t pulling"
So the parents, properly affected by the
death of his child will feel the attractive
influence of that child though he may
not see him. He will feel that child
drawing him heavenward.
This child that we place in the grave
to-day has been leading its parents to the
word of God. With what pleasure little
Arthur sent for the Bible that his Sabbath
School teacher gave him. Don't you re
member how be looked at it, and how
pleased he was when his pastor read from
1t. He has been leading your thoughts
to Gods house, for did he not often speak
of it. and of the Sunday School, and of
the pastor of the church. He called you
to follow him TO the better world. He
told you that he loved the Saviour, and
that he was going to heaven, and wanted
you to meet him there. And to-day the
sweet voice OF the child fingers in your
ear as he spoke to you of these things,
and you will hear those words in the
future as no one else will hear them, and
as only fond parent can hear them. If
the death of the child should lead you to
the dear Saviour for pardon and consola-
ton, you will find that new life which
ensure you place with that child when
death shall have come TO you.